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  • Irving Wladawsky-Berger: The Current State of Service Science ⚓ https://blog.irvingwb.com/blog/2022/12/reflections-on-the-current-state-of-service-science.html ䷉ Source: IBM Old Timer | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//blog.irvingwb.com/blog/2022/12/reflections-on-the-current-state-of-service-science.html    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 02:58:48


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): elementaryOS Updates for November, 2022 ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/elementaryOS_Updates_for_November_2022.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/elementaryOS_Updates_for_November_2022.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 02:59:45


  • Best Free and Open Source Software – November 2022 Updates - LinuxLinks ⚓ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-software-november-2022-updates/ ䷉ Source: Linux Links | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-software-november-2022-updates/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:03:09


  • "The Dev channel is being updated to 109.0.5414.21 (Platform version: 15236.21.0) for most ChromeOS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and security updates." https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/12/dev-channel-update-for-chromeos.html    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:04:50


  • "This project walks through how to install Edge Impulse on the Ubuntu 22.04 image of the Kria KR260 and the development of a basic ML model." https://www.hackster.io/whitney-knitter/edge-impulse-on-kria-kr260-ed12bc    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:12:55


  • Siemens streamlines medical standards compliance for Linux OS based systems ⚓ https://www.design-reuse.com/news/53110/siemens-medical-standards-compliance-linux-os.html | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.design-reuse.com/news/53110/siemens-medical-standards-compliance-linux-os.html    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:15:17


  • VLC 3.0.18 Vetinari is out https://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/3.0.18.html    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:18:44


  • Using I²C Sensors With Any Linux Via USB And IIO | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2022/12/01/using-i²c-sensors-with-any-linux-via-usb-and-iio/ ䷉ Source: Hackaday | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//hackaday.com/2022/12/01/using-i²c-sensors-with-any-linux-via-usb-and-iio/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:20:31


  • Finding suspicious syscalls with the seccomp notifier | Kubernetes ⚓ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/12/02/seccomp-notifier/ ䷉ Source: Kubernetes Blog | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//kubernetes.io/blog/2022/12/02/seccomp-notifier/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:22:13


  • Day 2: Less Variable Wattage = More Flow - Raku Advent Calendar ⚓ https://raku-advent.blog/2022/12/02/day-2-less-variable-wattage-more-flow/ ䷉ Source: Rakulang | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//raku-advent.blog/2022/12/02/day-2-less-variable-wattage-more-flow/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:23:13


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Latest Steam Client Update Improves New Big Picture Mode, Fixes Borderlands 2 Crash ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Latest_Steam_Client_Update_Improves_New_Big_Picture_Mode_Fixes_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Latest_Steam_Client_Update_Improves_New_Big_Picture_Mode_Fixes_.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:23:45


  • GNU/Linux climbs almost 20% in Steam hardware survey in just one month https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:26:37


  • $6 Pine64 Ox64 SBC features BL808 64-bit/32-bit RISC-V multi-protocol WiSoC with 64MB RAM - CNX Software ⚓ https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/12/02/pine64-ox64-sbc-bl808-risc-v-multi-protocol-wisoc-64mb-ram/ ䷉ Source: CNX Software | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.cnx-software.com/2022/12/02/pine64-ox64-sbc-bl808-risc-v-multi-protocol-wisoc-64mb-ram/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:33:25


  • Very limited, restricted, spying "version" of GNU/Linux https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/12/beta-channel-update-for-chromeos.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/12/stable-channel-update-for-chromeos.html    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:36:23


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): IPFire 2.27 - Core Update 172 is available for testing ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/IPFire_2_27_Core_Update_172_is_available_for_testing.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/IPFire_2_27_Core_Update_172_is_available_for_testing.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:39:00


  • The USA has spent the past 20 years passing all the capital to very few hands at the expense of the (former) middle-class families. This is no "success story" and Wall Street is merely a reflection of this passage of wealth.    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:41:41


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware and Linux Hardware: Pine64 Ox64 SBC, I2C, Arduino, Kria KR260, and Siemens ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Open_Hardware_and_Linux_Hardware_Pine64_Ox64_SBC_I2C_Arduino_Kr.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Open_Hardware_and_Linux_Hardware_Pine64_Ox64_SBC_I2C_Arduino_Kr.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:48:15


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Videos: Rusticl, 'i' Things, and Linux Action News ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Videos_Rusticl_i_Things_and_Linux_Action_News.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Videos_Rusticl_i_Things_and_Linux_Action_News.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:49:42


  • Paul Wise: FLOSS Activities November 2022 http://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/log/2022/12/02/floss-activities/ "This month I didn't have any particular focus. I just worked on issues in my info bubble."    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:50:27


  • Made up job titles: "Cloud Technician"?? Does he or she work 30,000 feet above the ground? Technician? You mean COMPUTER Technician? SERVER Technician? https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/introducing-the-linux-foundation-certified-cloud-technician-lfct-301691887.html    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:53:53


  • Linux Foundation is a force of occupation against honest human beings, especially communities. It needs to be treated accordingly.    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:54:40


  • Documenting illegal things is not illegal. The Assange case matters a lot. It's about high-profile criminals trying to cover up, making it a "crime" to expose them.    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:55:56


  • "You're breaking the law" says the person who breaks the law to the person providing evidence of the law-breaking. Guess who gets to buy laws, judges, and states....    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 03:56:49


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU Spotlight (Releases) and Upcoming Free Software Directory Meetings (IRC) ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/GNU_Spotlight_Releases_and_Upcoming_Free_Software_Directory_Mee.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/GNU_Spotlight_Releases_and_Upcoming_Free_Software_Directory_Mee.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:03:58


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Godot Engine - Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 7 ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Godot_Engine_Dev_snapshot_Godot_4_0_beta_7.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Godot_Engine_Dev_snapshot_Godot_4_0_beta_7.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:04:06


  • #Techrights Bulletin for Thursday, December 01, 2022 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:05:49


  • #Techrights full #IPFS index updated just now http://techrights.org/ipfs available as plain text @ http://techrights.org/ipfs/txt #dweb #sharing    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:05:53


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Security_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:07:10


  • Run Hurl tests against a Node.js server gemini://tbeseda.smol.pub/hurl-test-node-server    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:09:52


  • The pandemic is not over because of massive excess deaths that governments don't even want to explain (instead testing levels are reduced; a self-fulfilling prophecy) gemini://sud0nim.smol.pub/the-pandemic-is-over    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:12:38


  • Programming: How Stable is China? https://blog.ephorie.de/how-stable-is-china    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:17:33


  • Bayes Factors for Forensic Decision Analyses with R [book review] | Xi’an’s Og ⚓ https://xianblog.wordpress.com/2022/11/28/bayes-factors-for-forensic-decision-analyses-with-r-book-review/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//xianblog.wordpress.com/2022/11/28/bayes-factors-for-forensic-decision-analyses-with-r-book-review/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:18:32


  • Getting coordinates (lon,lat) from road name and kilometer in Spain http://allthiswasfield.blogspot.com/2022/11/getting-coordinates-lonlat-from-road.html    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:19:14


  • Tor + Microsoft/NSA (surveillance GitHub) = https://blog.torproject.org/arti_110_released/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:19:53


  • Four British ministries refuse to say if they’ve discussed Assange with U.S. ⚓ https://declassifieduk.org/four-british-ministries-refuse-to-say-if-theyve-discussed-assange-with-us/ ䷉ Source: Declassified UK | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//declassifieduk.org/four-british-ministries-refuse-to-say-if-theyve-discussed-assange-with-us/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:20:38


  • "wasting time or energy looking at junk code. Junk code is a sequence of bytes that you have disassembled that are not actual instructions executed as part of a program. In addition to wasting time, I’ve seen people get alarmed and excited by the junk code they’ve found." https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/recognizing-avoiding-disassembled-junk    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:25:04


  • "Microsoft 365 cloud" should not be used at all; it's insecure by DESIGN https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/remediation-and-hardening-strategies-for-microsoft-365-to-defend-against-unc2452 see for instance http://techrights.org/2021/09/30/azure-brute-force/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:26:23


  • Political advertising: EU Parliament disagrees on personalised targeting of political messages - Patrick Breyer ⚓ https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/political-advertising-eu-parliament-disagrees-on-personalised-targeting-of-political-messages/ ䷉ Source: Patrick Breyer | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.patrick-breyer.de/en/political-advertising-eu-parliament-disagrees-on-personalised-targeting-of-political-messages/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:27:57


  • Twitter loses biggest income source https://daringfireball.net/linked/2022/11/28/twitter-apple-drama    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:29:50


  • "I’ve written serious articles about the issue. I’ve written satire mocking Apple’s undeniable fear of “Sideloading”. I’ve joined with the Free Software Foundation Europe in signing an open letter about it." https://lunduke.substack.com/p/sideloading-is-the-most-important    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:32:46


  • "Apple and Google both (strongly) disagree with that. While Google has allowed “sideloading” on Android since the beginning, they have recently begun taking steps to limit that in the future." https://lunduke.substack.com/p/sideloading-is-the-most-important    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:33:48


  • "After years of running straight vitriol and opinion masked as news, Dan Andrews was returned as the Premier of Victoria leaving us to ask if Murdoch and the commercial media is losing their influence on swaying elections." https://michaelwest.com.au/is-murdoch-commercial-media-losing-their-influence/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:35:01


  • "I think dynamic typing is itself really neat and potentially opens up of really powerful tooling. It’s just … I’m not actually seeing that tooling actually exist, which makes me question if it’s possible in the first place." https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/i-am-disappointed-by-dynamic-typing/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:37:21


  • "So in a sense FTX’s implosion had nothing to do with cryptocurrency directly, beyond the fact that no one would have given FTX a nickel if not for the vague belief that “something something crypto” would lead to a windfall." https://daringfireball.net/linked/2022/12/01/ftx-crime    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:40:12


  • FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident ⚓ https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/11/30/ftxs-collapse-was-a-crime-not-an-accident/ ䷉ Source: Coin Desk | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/11/30/ftxs-collapse-was-a-crime-not-an-accident/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:40:43


  • Nat Friedman directly and professionally connected to the FTC fraud http://techrights.org/2022/11/29/the-real-nat-friedman/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:41:33


  • Nat Friedman directly and professionally connected to the FTX fraud http://techrights.org/2022/11/29/the-real-nat-friedman/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:41:57


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posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:42:31


  • And speaking of FTX fraud, how about Jim and Sheela Zemlin? http://techrights.org/2022/11/16/jim-ftx-zemlin/ http://techrights.org/2022/08/30/zemlins-are-volatile/ http://techrights.org/2022/08/28/linux-foundation-revenue-plunges/ 'Linux' Foundation controlled by frauds    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:42:35


  • "Today we’ll talk about Trouble at ITER, robots that build robots, air pollution, AI that classifies supernovae, a small asteroid that hit Canada, Super GPS, a new supercomputer simulation of the sun, a quantum thermometer. And of course, the telephone will ring." http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2022/11/science-news-nov-30.html    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:43:47


  • GoToSocial on OpenBSD, a Fediverse adventure https://www.tumfatig.net/2022/gotosocial-on-openbsd-a-fediverse-adventure/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:44:50


  • "It does feel like it’s no longer possible for any one person to have a full and deep understanding of the whole stack on any modern platform, even just for software" https://petewarden.com/2022/11/25/why-is-it-so-difficult-to-retrain-neural-networks-and-get-the-same-results/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:45:56


  • JRG Systems - Migrating to Vultr from Oracle Clown ⚓ https://www.jrgsystems.com/posts/2022-11-22-vultr-cloud/ ䷉ Source: | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.jrgsystems.com/posts/2022-11-22-vultr-cloud/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:46:44


  • Arducam OCam AI camera adds context to video streams in real-time with the PhysicO platform - CNX Software ⚓ https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/12/02/arducam-ocam-ai-camera-adds-context-to-video-streams-in-real-time-with-the-physico-platform/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:49:01


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Sideloading is the most important feature of any SmartPhone ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Sideloading_is_the_most_important_feature_of_any_SmartPhone.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Sideloading_is_the_most_important_feature_of_any_SmartPhone.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:59:03


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 04:59:10


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Mozilla Hubs, ChromeOS, and Chrome ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Mozilla_Hubs_ChromeOS_and_Chrome.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Mozilla_Hubs_ChromeOS_and_Chrome.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 05:05:08


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/today_s_howtos.1.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 05:12:19


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/today_s_leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/today_s_leftovers.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 05:12:42


  • Help KDE hire more people! - Adventures in Linux and KDE ⚓ https://pointieststick.com/2022/12/01/help-kde-hire-more-people/ ䷉ Source: Nate Graham | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//pointieststick.com/2022/12/01/help-kde-hire-more-people/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:18:39


  • Microsoft Gets Booted in Germany https://news.itsfoss.com/foss-weekly-22-45/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:19:52


  • Lousy list for a "Linux" blog, starting with proprietary spyware like Microsoft and Google and nothing like IRC https://www.tecmint.com/slack-alternatives/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:21:21


  • "It is free if you self-host it and needs a subscription if you need the hosted version." https://itsfoss.com/monica/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:22:58


  • Windows TCO: "Following initial infection via USB devices" https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/china-nexus-espionage-southeast-asia    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:32:43


  • Raspberry Pi Christmas Village Brings Winter Wonderland to Life | Tom's Hardware ⚓ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-christmas-village ䷉ Source: Tom's Hardware | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-christmas-village    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:33:57


  • Abdullah Yıldırım, also known as Ronin, is using a Raspberry Pi Pico to test his custom LoRa module for underwater communication.   

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:34:21


  • Raspberry Pi Pico LoRa Module Used for Underwater Communication | Tom's Hardware ⚓ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-lora-project ䷉ Source: Tom's Hardware | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-lora-project    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:34:27


  • Radxa Taco Turns a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Into a NAS | Tom's Hardware ⚓ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/radxa-taco-turns-a-raspberry-pi-compute-module-4-into-a-nas ䷉ Source: Tom's Hardware | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.tomshardware.com/news/radxa-taco-turns-a-raspberry-pi-compute-module-4-into-a-nas    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:35:04


  • Goldman Sachs publication https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2022/11/23/23473340/crypto-ftx-sam-bankman-fried-contagion-bankruptcy-coinbase    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:37:25


  • Puff piece to sell DNA surveillance https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/family-finally-reunites-woman-who-was-kidnapped-baby-51-years-ago-1709491    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:39:26


  • MOAR surveillance... sold as "lifestyle" https://www.engadget.com/apple-watch-ultra-oceanic-plus-dive-computer-app-144936455.html?src=rss    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:40:27


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The Foundation and the FreeBSD Desktop ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/The_Foundation_and_the_FreeBSD_Desktop.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/The_Foundation_and_the_FreeBSD_Desktop.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:46:14


  • Acorn RiscPC: Restoration Part 4 - LinuxJedi’s /dev/null ⚓ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/2022/11/30/acorn-riscpc-restoration-part-4/ ䷉ Source: Andrew Hutchings | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//linuxjedi.co.uk/2022/11/30/acorn-riscpc-restoration-part-4/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:50:28


  • "I wanted to get rid of all but the first instance of the header line and keep all of the data lines, so I moved the cursor down a few lines below the first header line and typed the above." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/VimAddressingMistake    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:52:11


  • "With its disguises as “high finance” for the mystified and “Keynesian fiscal policy” for those “in the know,” deficit spending by the government was quite a successful scam for a long while. When the UK’s ex-prime minister opened her new government in September, Liz Truss followed tradition by trying to run the oft-used scam again." https://www.rdwolff.com/a_deficit_spending_scam_destroyed_uk_s_prime_minister_who_s_next    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:54:09


  • "As a Rust programmer you are probably quite familiar with how references work in Rust. If you have a value of type T you can generally get various references to it by using the ampersand (&) operator on it. In the most trivial case &T gives you just that: a reference to T. There are however cases where you can get something else." https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2022/11/23/stack-tokens/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:54:50


  • Perpetutaing the Apple myths there are shortages rather than A LACK OF DEMAND (falling sales) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-28/apple-to-lose-6-million-iphone-pros-from-tumult-at-china-plant?leadSource=uverify%20wall    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:55:49


  • "If a data protection authority such as the Irish DPA fails to enforce the rules against large online platforms, the European Data Protection Board would be able to take over." https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/political-advertising-eu-lawmakers-to-reign-in-on-surveillance-based-targeting-of-political-advertising/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:57:07


  • "Elon Musk on Monday went on a tear against Apple, Twitter’s top advertiser, after he said the company threatened to block the social network from its App Store without explanation and mostly had stopped advertising on Twitter." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/28/musk-apple-app-store-twitter/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 06:58:49


  • Britain stole their land to plant tea. Now they want it back ⚓ https://declassifieduk.org/britain-stole-their-land-to-plant-tea-now-they-want-it-back/ ䷉ Source: Declassified UK | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//declassifieduk.org/britain-stole-their-land-to-plant-tea-now-they-want-it-back/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 07:00:24


  • E65: Bringing Designers - Developers Together with Open Source Penpot by Open Source Startup Podcast ⚓ https://anchor.fm/ossstartuppodcast/episodes/E65-Bringing-Designers--Developers-Together-with-Open-Source-Penpot-e1rjtnc ䷉ Source: Open Source Startup Podcast    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 07:08:01


  • "We would also appreciate if users on all our Desktop platforms attempted a build-to-build upgrade from an older version of Tor Browser Alpha to help us validate the update path." https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-120a5    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 07:09:50


  • "At this point we've been running this way for eight months, and the result has been very positive." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/LocalVarMailImprovement    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 07:11:08


  • Prosecuting Julian Assange Poses a Grave Threat to Freedom of the Press ⚓ https://reason.com/2022/11/30/real-journalists-recognize-that-prosecuting-julian-assange-poses-a-grave-threat-to-freedom-of-the-press/ ䷉ Source: Reason | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//reason.com/2022/11/30/real-journalists-recognize-that-prosecuting-julian-assange-poses-a-grave-threat-to-freedom-of-the-press/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 07:12:08


  • "The founder of a U.S.-based website that earlier published the same un-redacted documents that WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange was later indicted for has invited the U.S. Department of Justice to make him a co-defendant with Assange." https://consortiumnews.com/2022/11/30/cryptome-founder-asks-to-be-indicted-with-assange/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 07:12:38


  • "Meanwhile, the Foreign Office refused to say if any of its officials had discussed Assange with their US counterparts." https://scheerpost.com/2022/12/01/four-british-ministries-refuse-to-say-if-theyve-discussed-assange-with-us/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 07:14:16


  • "In September 2021, 30 former US officials went on the record to reveal a secret CIA plot to “kill or kidnap” Assange in London." https://declassifieduk.org/four-british-ministries-refuse-to-say-if-theyve-discussed-assange-with-us/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 07:16:54


  • "Without eliciting a response from the Biden administration, Amy Coney Barrett denied two prior requests by opponents of the debt relief program to block it." https://scheerpost.com/2022/11/30/bidens-student-debt-relief-program-is-now-in-the-hands-of-the-supreme-court/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 07:18:18


  • "But in both his magazine/website coverage and his Twitter feed promoting thereof" https://reason.com/2022/12/01/challenging-fauci-documenting-government-outrage-what-reason-does-with-your-donations/ Twitter is NOT a feed. Atom/XML/RSS would be feeds. Twitter is bloat and outsourcing, spying.    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 07:21:56


  • "Albanese said he would continue to advocate for Assange's release, even though he disagreed with him on "a whole range of matters"." https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-11-29/australian-pm-albanese-raises-assanges-detention-with-u-s-officials    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 07:23:11


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 07:24:59


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Old/Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi and Old Acorn RiscPC ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Old_Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_and_Old_Acorn_RiscPC.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Old_Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_and_Old_Acorn_RiscPC.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:08:13


  • "UK government statements raise suspicions about the degree of coordination with the US administratio" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2022/12/01/four-british-ministries-refuse-to-say-if-theyve-discussed-assange-with-us/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:09:58


  • "This group of projects is made possible by a grant from Knight Foundation." They also take bribes from famous criminal Bill Gates. ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-is-seeking-new-applicants-for-our-local-reporting-network | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:11:08


  • fraud ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/ppp-loans-paycheck-protection-fraud-profits-report | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:12:06


  • Connectwise Proprietary Software ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/12/connectwise-quietly-patches-flaw-that-helps-phishers/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:12:46


  • "Game developer Bungie is showing patience and determination in its pursuit of cheat creators and distributors" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/bungies-pursuit-of-destiny-2-cheaters-now-spans-three-continents-221201/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:13:29


  • "Czech file-sharing and hosting platform Ulož.to refuses to deploy a 'dumb' upload filter" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/popular-file-sharing-service-refuses-to-filter-content-as-it-fears-overblocking-221201/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:13:39


  • "Tor Browser 12.0a5 updates Firefox on Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux to 102.5.0esr" ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-120a5/ | Source: Tor    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:14:32


  • "A St. Louis police sergeant asked him to move, according to an officer’s December 2018 report." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/st-louis-can-banish-people-from-entire-neighborhoods | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:15:06


  • "Using the AppArmor profile (template) from my Kubuntu installation" ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/apparmor-firefox-self-update.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:15:54


  • "CSS has a lot of different units that you can choose from" ☛ https://austingil.com/px-or-rem-in-css/ | Source: Austin Gil    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:17:12


  • "But how much do cold starts matter?" ☛ https://matt-rickard.com/do-cold-starts-matter | Source: Matt Rickard    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:17:16


  • "Earlier today, I was playing around with OpenAI's new ChatGPT model." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2022/12/01/indieweb-chatgpt/ | Source: James G    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:17:22


  • "Dovecot 2.1 and 2.2 had a relatively straightforward statistics system" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/Dovecot23EventsForLogs | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:17:33


  • "Our scripting system is straightforward in concept" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/code-an-homage-to-monkey-island-wireframe-69/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:18:36


  • "Although I’ve thought about buying a Steam Deck myself for tinkering and testing purposes" ☛ https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2022/12/01/holoiso-steam-deck-experience/ | Source: Herman Õunapuu    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:18:43


  • "OpenBSD Foundation, which is central to funding the OpenBSD project" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20221202062601 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:19:28


  • "learning that the internal dictionary of offensive words" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2022/11/28/see-how-ben-eater-reverse-engineered-an-80s-tv-censoring-device/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:20:23


  • "Now that we have things running properly in part 3, I figured I should work on the casing a bit." ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/2022/11/30/acorn-riscpc-restoration-part-4/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:21:31


  • "Ed returned to university to study aquaculture and fisheries" ☛ https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/articles/observing-trees-through-the-seasons-with-forestrypi | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:22:08


  • OpenIKED 7.2 ☛ https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-announce&m=166992877809710&w=2 | Source: Mailing list ARChives    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:23:14


  • "Software is still the same mess it was when I started writing and working" ☛ https://drewdevault.com/2022/12/01/I-shall-toil-quietly.html | Source: Drew DeVault    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:23:38


  • "You can find all the code for this post in git. All code licensed AGPL3+." ☛ https://blog.jmp.chat/b/2022-chat-client-from-scratch |    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:24:12


  • "The end of the year is approaching, so it’s time to start scheduling your holidays" ☛ https://webtechie.be/post/2022-12-01-schedule-holiday-2038/ | Source: Frank Delporte    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:24:18


  • "I recently read "Designing Freedom" by Stafford Beer." ☛ https://ntietz.com/blog/tech-systems-variety-rant/ | Source: Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:24:25


  • "Help spread a little cheer this holiday season, with The Jingle Jam 2022 Games Collection live now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/12/the-jingle-jam-2022-games-collection-is-live-and-another-awesome-deal/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

POSTED fRIDAY, dECEMBER 02, 2022 AT 08:25:15


  • "Back in 2020 I pointed out what were the best Linux distributions for gaming" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/12/the-best-linux-distribution-for-gaming-in-2023/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

POSTED fRIDAY, dECEMBER 02, 2022 AT 08:25:20


  • "Paradox Interactive sure know their strategy games and their audience" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/12/victoria-3-is-another-clear-hit-for-paradox-hitting-half-a-million-sales/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

POSTED fRIDAY, dECEMBER 02, 2022 AT 08:25:44


  • "We're used to layered images in formats like PSD and XCF" ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/11/other-pixel-level-meta-data-you-could-put-in-an-image-format/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:28:54


  • "These packages were peer-reviewed by statisticians" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2022/11/our-first-peer-reviewed-statistical-r-packages/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:31:27


  • [Old] "Please make sure that your email client is configured to use plain text emails" ☛ https://man.sr.ht/lists.sr.ht/etiquette.md |    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:31:37


  • "There are two main types of emails on the [Internet]: plaintext and HTML." ☛ https://useplaintext.email/ |    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 08:31:53


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Making Games, HoloISO, Jingle Jam 2022, and More ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Games_Making_Games_HoloISO_Jingle_Jam_2022_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Games_Making_Games_HoloISO_Jingle_Jam_2022_and_More.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:06:55


  • "We have come to realize that this teaching methodology, which doesn't use teachers as such, is highly suitable" ☛ https://news.err.ee/1608807736/gallery-johvi-coding-school-s-new-facility-formally-opens | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:07:43


  • "This health belt has a variety of sensors to monitor key physiological indicators" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2022/11/30/this-health-belt-can-provide-early-warning-of-heart-failure/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:09:13


  • "Cars are just computers with four wheels and an engine." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/12/sirius-xm-software-vulnerability.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:09:53


  • "A group of security researchers discovered the bug while hunting for issues involving major car manufacturers." ☛ https://gizmodo.com/sirius-xm-bug-honda-nissan-acura-hack-1849836987 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:10:02


  • Major password manager LastPass suffered a breach — again ☛ https://text.npr.org/1140076375 | Source: NPR    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:10:24


  • "Red Hat has announced an expansion of its open solutions that are publicly available in the AWS Marketplace" ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/red-hat-lowers-barriers-to-hybrid-cloud-adoption-with-expanded-aws-marketplace-offerings.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:11:35


  • canva ☛ https://canvatechblog.com/from-zero-to-50-million-uploads-per-day-scaling-media-at-canva-c81fa0c92f34 |    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:11:57


  • Minimum support for webmentions gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2022/12/01.1    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:15:54


  • "This simple-sounding feature was obnoxious to implement" ☛ https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/checking_if_a_certificate_is_revoked_how_hard_can_it_be | Source: Ayer    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:24:08


  • "Salvadoran digital newspaper El Faro's employees filed a lawsuit in a U.S. federal court on Wednesday against NSO Group" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/el-salvador-journalists-sue-nso-group-in-us-over-alleged-pegasus-surveillance/6858079.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:25:09


  • "Many of the targeted individuals—including Gressier" ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-hacked-newsroom-brings-a-spyware-maker-to-us-court-pegasus | Source: New Yorker    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:25:19


  • "Microsoft’s suite of productivity apps, Microsoft 365" ☛ https://www.ghacks.net/microsoft-hot-water-germany | Source: Ghacks    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:26:12


  • "The latest crossings take the provisional total for 2022 to date to 43,500" ☛ https://www.thenational.wales/news/23159059.channel-crossings-top-43-000-year-far/ | Source: Newsquest Media Group Ltd    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:29:01


  • "the 1599 project" ☛ https://text.npr.org/1140096697 | Source: NPR    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:29:06


  • "After a chaotic day that saw Ye appear on Alex Jones’ Infowars show and repeatedly say he liked Adolf Hitler" ☛ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/elon-musk-kanye-west-twitter-suspended-swastika-1235273922/ | Source: Hollywood Reporter    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:29:26


  • Elon Musk suspends Kanye West from Twitter for inciting violence ☛ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63826675 | Source: BBC    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:29:31


  • Islamist Terror ☛ https://quillette.com/2022/12/02/islamist-terror-journalistic-error/ | Source: Quillette    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:31:13


  • "tribes dealing with the toll of climate change" ☛ https://text.npr.org/1139949450 | Source: NPR    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:31:28


  • "crypto" [sic] ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/technology/sam-bankman-fried-crypto-artificial-intelligence.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:31:55


  • CFTB ☛ https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2022/12/bbb-ftx-dbm-1201/ | Source: Broadband Breakfast    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:32:03


  • "Potter was a child prodigy who began a US Navy internship when he was fifteen or sixteen." ☛ https://danielpocock.com/shaya-potter-debian-warez-expulsion/ | Source: Daniel Pocock    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:32:34


  • "Apple declined to comment. Mr. Musk did not respond to a request for comment." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/technology/elon-musk-apple-misunderstanding.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:32:57


  • "telecom service providers have contributed an amount" ☛ https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet-of-things/telecom-companies-vs-ott-companies-the-letter-war/95930117 | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:33:12


  • "Yet Twitter has also proved to be a lousy medium for discussing important news and big ideas." ☛ https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/12/01/elon-musk-is-showing-what-a-waste-of-time-twitter-can-be | Source: The Economist    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:34:28


  • "The possibility of banning Twitter in Europe was raised during a video conference" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/1999101.html | Source: RTL    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:34:44


  • "In a recent essay Bogost asks if the age of social media is ending" ☛ https://dianerehm.org/shows/2022-11-18/elon-twitter-and-the-decline-of-the-social-media-era |    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:36:04


  • "In recent days, I’ve had conversations with three former Twitter employees" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/11/social-media-without-twitter-elon-musk/672158/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:36:09


  • "Sideloading is the act of installing software, whatever software you want" ☛ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/sideloading-is-the-most-important | Source: Bryan Lunduke    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:36:16


  • "The 42 senators, led by Democrat Jeff Merkley and Republicans Mitch McConnell" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/us-senators-warn-china-against-violent-crackdown-on-protests-/6859149.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:37:12


  • "West continued to make antisemitic statements and expressed an admiration for Adolf Hitler." ☛ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/kanye-west-will-no-longer-buy-social-media-app-parler-1235273694/ | Source: Hollywood Reporter    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:37:18


  • "We had a group of parents that went bananas on us on the masking" ☛ https://text.npr.org/1139685828 | Source: NPR    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:38:06


  • "hostile forces" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/china-blames-foreigners-for-inciting-protests/6859233.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:38:15


  • "The country’s top social media platforms, WeChat, an all-in-one app with messaging and semi-public posting options" ☛ https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/12/02/china-protests-covid-beijing-censorship-social-media/ | Source: Crickey    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:39:39


  • "It is not that urban wealthy classes have been quiescent in the decades since the last urban upheaval in 1989." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/china-zero-covid-a4-protests/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:39:48


  • "Wang (a pseudonym) didn’t even know that he’d been waiting for this moment." ☛ https://www.economist.com/1843/2022/11/29/what-happened-to-the-man-who-led-the-chants-against-xi-jinping | Source: The Economist    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:39:58


  • "But within days, censors moved to contain images of white paper." ☛ https://www.9news.com.au/world/china-protesters-take-on-censors-amid-mass-unrest/45c2cc15-8148-4b40-b61e-73d2ed67beda | Source: 9NEWS    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:40:05


  • "Chinese authorities maintain a tight grip on the country’s internet via a complex, multi-layered..." ☛ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/chinese-users-work-to-save-protest-content-against-massive-censorship | Source: PBS    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:40:22


  • "outsourcing repression" ☛ https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2022/12/01/the-chinese-government-exercises-control-through-local-busybodies-explains-lynette-h-ong | Source: The Economist    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:40:45


  • What's left of the press is rapidly perishing ahead of xmas ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/business/media/gannett-layoffs.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:41:11


  • CNN also ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/business/media/layoffs-cnn.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:41:33


  • "CNN isn’t alone in experiencing layoffs." ☛ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/nov/30/cnn-begins-layoffs-paid-contributors-employees/ | Source: The Washington Times    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:41:38


  • Bezos Post also! ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/30/washington-post-magazine-ends/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:42:37


  • "no reflection on the quality of your work" ☛ https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3756894-washington-post-to-end-sunday-magazine/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:42:42


  • "there’s always more to the story." ☛ https://www.boston.com/news/media/2022/11/28/were-trying-to-seize-the-future-how-local-news-is-changing-in-massachusetts/ | Source: Boston Globe    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:43:03


  • "The ban on VOA and Azadi Radio, an Afghan extension of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, or RFE/RL" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-defend-ban-on-voa-rfe-rl-broadcasts-in-afghanistan/6857676.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:43:20


  • Medical bills ☛ https://text.npr.org/1139730806 | Source: NPR    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:46:45


  • The politicians work for billionaires who "sponsor" (bribe) them ☛ https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3758436-senate-rejects-proposal-to-give-rail-workers-seven-days-of-paid-sick-leave/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:47:20


  • Bezalel Smotrich ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/fascism-israeli-style/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:47:49


  • KSA https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11481191/Ex-Saudi-Crown-Prince-Nayef-told-female-family-raped-refused-step-down.html    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:48:12


  • "[...] hacking the DRM in your coffee maker [...]" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/better-biomed,-medical-right-to-repair:3 planned obsolescence; section 1201 of the DMCA    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:48:22


  • old: "FDA Report on the Quality, Safety, and Effectiveness of Servicing of Medical Devices In accordance with Section 710 of the Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 (FDARA)" https://www.fda.gov/media/113431/download    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:48:50


  • paywall: windows tco https://academic.oup.com/ijlit/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ijlit/eaac021/6858539    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:49:04


  • iophk: most oddly the article mentions OpenOffice which has been defunct for well over a decade as nearly all the developers left for LibreOffice. https://www.ghacks.net/microsoft-hot-water-germany    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:49:21


  • Senate passes railroad legislation to prevent a strike ⚓ https://text.npr.org/1140123647 ䷉ Source: NPR | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//text.npr.org/1140123647    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:50:25


  • Aline Kominsky-Crumb, underground cartoonist, dies at 74 https://text.npr.org/1140208806    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:50:45


  • Christine McVie Tribute: Rob Sheffield on Fleetwood Mac's Songbird - Rolling Stone ⚓ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/christine-mcvie-fleetwood-mac-tribute-greatest-songs-1234639376/ ䷉ Source: Rolling Stone | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/christine-mcvie-fleetwood-mac-tribute-greatest-songs-1234639376/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:51:00


  • Junkies https://www.salon.com/2022/12/01/a-nation-of-attention-junkies-and-elon-are-the-perfect-symbols-of-americas-predicament/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:51:22


  • "The model-driven approach in OSM makes Network Functions (NFs) reusable and portable." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/telco-network-healing-and-auto-scaling-with-open-source-mano-twelve | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:52:27


  • LinuxTechLab is 90%-90% spam these days. NOT "Linux"    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:53:18


  • "Godot Engine 4.0 is so close now, with an overhauled and powerful Vulkan rendering system" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/12/godot-engine-40-is-approaching-release-future-plans-detailed/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:54:04


  • "Mesa 22.3 is the latest and greatest the open source community has to offer for graphics drivers" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/12/mesa-223-open-source-graphics-drivers-released/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:55:35


  • "This tutorial will help you to use Microsoft Windows programs and games on Ubuntu using Wine software." ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2022/12/beginners-guide-to-run-windows-apps-and-games-via-wine-on-ubuntu.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:57:01


  • "This tutorial will show the step-by-step installation process of the LaTeX package, editor, and compiler on Debian 10" ☛ https://vitux.com/getting-started-with-latex-on-debian-11/ | Source: Vitux    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 09:57:37


  • "The Archer AXE300 from TP-LINK is a Quad-band Wi-Fi6/6E router supporting up to 15.6Gbps" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/axe300-is-a-quad-band-16-stream-wi-fi6-router-with-2x-10g-ports/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:01:34


  • "The Appeal The U.S. military has been killing people with robots for decades now" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2022/12/01/cops-are-asking-to-kill-people-with-robots-what-could-go-wrong/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:05:35


  • "Congress is still finalizing the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2022/12/01/house-senate-agree-to-add-45-billion-to-bidens-2023-military-budget-request/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:11:27


  • austerity ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2022/12/01/ukraines-nurses-face-brutal-winter-as-health-austerity-collides-with-war/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:11:56


  • antitrust ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2022/12/01/top-antitrust-expert-we-need-a-new-approach-to-giant-tech-firms-like-google/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:12:51


  • Oath Keepers ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2022/12/1/oath_keepers_seditious_conspiracy_convictions | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:13:58


  • "The DLC was founded by the likes of Al Gore, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden, after Mondale’s loss." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/roaming-charges-74/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:14:40


  • zapatistas ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/zapatistas-versus-the-neoliberal-war-against-humanity/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:15:05


  • war ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/war-is-the-greatest-evil-an-interview-with-chris-hedges/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:16:22


  • "At issue, nation-state commitments to reduce CO2 emissions routinely fail." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/life-beyond-1-5c/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:16:49


  • "t the tail end of the Sun Microsystem days, there was something called the Java Desktop System" ☛ https://opensource.com/article/22/12/linux-file-manager-jfileprocessor | Source: OpenSource.com    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:17:22


  • "Those of us who support open source project communities are often asked about usage metrics — a lot." ☛ https://opensource.com/article/22/12/open-source-usage-metrics | Source: OpenSource.com    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:18:09


  • "Donald Trump’s chances of being the Republicans’ 2024 presidential candidate have taken a hit" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/trump-might-be-done-so-what/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:19:51


  • "Most people, I think, share this sensibility." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/267301/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:23:13


  • israel's duplicity ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/deliberate-ambiguity-israels-nuclear-weapons-are-greatest-threat-to-middle-east/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:23:42


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Try this Java file manager on Linux ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Try_this_Java_file_manager_on_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Try_this_Java_file_manager_on_Linux.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:23:57


  • Friends of Lowell Foundation ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/whats-the-manhattan-institute-doing-in-san-francisco/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:29:11


  • "Order a copy of Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America from the CounterPunch Book Shop." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/the-permanent-disaster-economy/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:29:38


  • Zelensky ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/the-silent-failure-of-the-international-committee-of-the-red-cross-in-ukraine/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:30:01


  • David Dayen ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2022/12/1/david_dayen_congress_debt_ceiling | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:36:30


  • homelessness ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2022/12/1/nyc_eric_adams_homelessness_mental_illness | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:36:56


  • "Here comes our third year of living and dying with Covid-19" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/public-health-covid-pandemic/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:38:56


  • Arizona ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/arizona-swing-state-democrats/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:41:18


  • "We know a lot about the bad things J. Edgar Hoover did, but it it turns out there’s a lot we didn’t know." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/sms-gage-chemerinsky/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:41:27


  • "involuntarily" ☛ https://truthout.org/video/critics-slam-nyc-plan-to-involuntarily-hospitalize-those-with-mental-illness/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:41:57


  • starbucks ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/starbucks-must-bargain-with-hometown-union-after-breaking-law-labor-board-rules/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:46:05


  • fracking ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/fracking-firm-agrees-to-pay-a-small-towns-water-bills-for-75-years/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:46:48


  • hedge funds ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/new-bill-targets-hedge-fund-stranglehold-on-housing-market/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:47:17


  • surveillance ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/number-of-immigrants-under-punitive-surveillance-quadrupled-on-bidens-watch/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:47:38


  • We Need Harm Reduction With a Liberatory Vision ☛ https://truthout.org/audio/we-need-harm-reduction-with-a-liberatory-vision/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:51:24


  • South African lecturing Americans on the First Amendment. Or son of slavery magnate pretending to value "freedom"...    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:52:44


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posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:53:01


  • criminal ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/jan-6-committee-will-likely-decide-on-criminal-referrals-to-doj-this-friday/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:53:20


  • House Ways and Means Committee Obtains Trump’s Tax Records ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/house-ways-and-means-committee-obtains-trumps-tax-records/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:54:49


  • Walker-Warnock Race Most Expensive in 2022 Cycle as Runoff Intensifies ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/walker-warnock-race-most-expensive-in-2022-cycle-as-runoff-intensifies/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:55:08


  • Polycrisis ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/border-hacker-levi-vonk/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:55:32


  • Trump Cube ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-cube/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:55:46


  • "In South Africa’s Umlazi township, HIV is a part of life" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/prep-south-africa/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:57:06


  • Roe v. Wade ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/cities-states-abortion-dobbs/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:57:21


  • budapest ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2022/12/01/russian-spy-allegedly-smuggled-flash-drive-containing-classified-data-to-budapest-hidden-in-his-anus | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:58:11


  • PCBs ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/12/01/taking-good-pictures-of-pcbs/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:58:47


  • Authoritarianism ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/american-authoritarianism-donald-trump/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:59:02


  • "I don’t know if lower-court judges should be able to vacate executive agency rules on their sole authority—and then be able to apply those legal rulings to the whole nation." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/supreme-court-tackles-drew-tipton/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 10:59:32


  • "Hooking up I2C sensors is something which is generally associated with microcontrollers and SBCs" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/12/01/using-i%C2%B2c-sensors-with-any-linux-via-usb-and-iio/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:00:30


  • Polarization ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/polarization-and-paralysis/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:06:05


  • America’s Moral Neo-Imperialism ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/americas-moral-neo-imperialism/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:06:17


  • Pakistan ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/pakistan-demands-debt-cancellation-and-climate-justice/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:06:40


  • US Capitalism’s Bully Boys ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/us-capitalisms-bully-boys/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:06:51


  • "A popular cartoon aptly expresses the political angst provoked by media pundits today as they chatter on about nuclear war: Two people, both a little hunched over, burdened with the world, are walking down a city street." ☛ https://fair.org/home/nato-narratives-and-corporate-media-are-leading-to-doorstep-of-doom/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:07:33


  • "Certain units of the Russian army are leaving their positions in several locales in the annexed part of Zaporizhzhia." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/12/01/ukrainian-general-staff-individual-russian-military-units-are-leaving-zaporizhzhia | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:08:07


  • "Following the letter-bomb delivery to the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid, two other Ukrainian embassies received letters with “highly specific threats.” ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/12/01/two-ukrainian-embassies-receive-threatening-letters-following-madrid-letter-bomb-incident | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:08:36


  • "The upper chamber voted 52-43 Thursday—eight votes short of the 60 needed for passage—for a House-approved proposal" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/01/biden-urged-sign-executive-order-guaranteeing-rail-workers-paid-sick-leave | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:09:27


  • Climate activism ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/01/campaigners-demand-deep-cuts-plastic-production-global-treaty-negotiations-ramp | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:09:49


  • debt ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/01/we-must-cancel-student-debt-activists-argue-scotus-agrees-hear-case-february | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:10:23


  • NLRB ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/01/labor-revolt-brewing-inside-national-labor-relations-board | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:10:53


  • "The debate regarding nuclear weapons in the Middle East could not possibly be any more pertinent or urgent. International observers rightly note that the period following the Russia-Ukraine war is likely to accelerate the quest for nuclear weapons throughout the world." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/12/01/deliberate-ambiguity-israels-nuclear-weapons-are-greatest-threat-middle-east | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:11:43


  • "75-year-old Saifullah Paracha, Guantánamo Bay's oldest detainee, was finally released" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/12/01/poorest-still-paying-biggest-price-burning-planet | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:12:06


  • Bailout money, in part... ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/01/pentagon-fails-another-audit-yet-congress-poised-approve-847-billion-budget | Source: Common Dreams http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/the-united-states-government-should-quit-bailing-out-microsoft-at-taxpayers-expense/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:12:41


  • "The U.S. Supreme Court went after reproductive autonomy in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/12/01/its-time-rethink-our-reliance-supreme-court | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:13:36


  • "protectthestack" (internet) ☛ https://www.eff.org/press/releases/international-coalition-rights-groups-call-internet-infrastructure-providers-avoid | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:14:10


  • "The recent chaos at Twitter is a reminder that when you rely on a social media platform" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/how-make-mastodon-account-and-join-fediverse | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:14:57


  • Does Elon Musk Have a Right to Destroy Twitter? ☛ https://robertreich.org/post/702473374572675072 | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:15:25


  • desantis ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/the-sordid-past-of-ron-desantis-revealed-the-delicate-topic-of-zionism-and-apartheid/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:16:50


  • "chronic high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke." ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/proximity-to-oil-and-gas-drilling-sites-linked-to-pregnancy-complications-and-other-maternal-health-risks/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:17:24


  • venezuela ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/sin-una-casa-venezuelas-humanitarian-crisis-worsened-by-us-immigration-policy/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:18:12


  • "45 percent of the inmates at Fulton County Jail had not been formally charged" ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/overcrowded-atlanta-jail-raises-justice-concerns/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:18:34


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/today_s_howtos.2.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/today_s_howtos.2.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:22:21


  • leonard cohen ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/can-we-say-hallelujah-about-the-new-leonard-cohen-documentary/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:40:13


  • DeSantis ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/the-defrocking-of-st-ron-desantis/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:40:48


  • overheating ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/paying-for-an-overheating-earth/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:41:09


  • Polls ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/right-or-wrong-polls-arent-good/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:41:24


  • amtrak ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/amtraks-across-america-the-myths-of-the-pacific-war-in-new-orleans/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:41:40


  • Lula ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/10-suggestions-for-lula-new-president-of-brazil/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:41:59


  • "Visit winningamerica.net and judge for yourselves how effective these policies, strategies, tactics, messaging" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/speaker-pelosi-and-majority-leader-schumer-use-the-lame-duck-session-for-the-people/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:42:23


  • More Than Just Wet Lead ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/12/01/car-batteries-more-than-just-wet-lead/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:42:49


  • Origami ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/12/01/ply-your-craft-with-tubular-origami/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:43:10


  • hedge funds ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/01/merkley-bill-aims-dismantle-hedge-fund-stranglehold-housing-market | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:43:38


  • ceasefire ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/12/01/8-reasons-why-now-good-time-ukraine-ceasefire-and-peace-talks | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:45:24


  • parents ☛ https://telex.hu/english/2022/12/02/ministry-of-interior-decided-its-time-to-ask-hungarian-parents-for-their-opinion-on-the-public-education-system | Source: Telex (Hungary)    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:45:48


  • gdp ☛ https://telex.hu/english/2022/12/01/hungarian-economy-slowing-down-fresh-gdp-data-reveals | Source: Telex (Hungary)    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:46:03


  • teachers ☛ https://telex.hu/english/2022/12/01/almost-five-hundred-teachers-start-indefinite-civil-disobedience-students-in-several-high-schools-hold-sit-ins | Source: Telex (Hungary)    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:46:23


  • Lula ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/01/lula-aims-create-new-federal-police-unit-curb-environmental-crimes-brazil | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:46:34


  • antivax? ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2022/12/01/antivax-nonsense-about-purebloods-endangers-the-lives-of-children/ |    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:46:48


  • addiction ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/01/video-game-addiction-is-over-says-chinese-video-game-addiction-regulator/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:47:04


  • internet under attack ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/01/congress-trying-to-sneak-through-internet-link-tax-to-funnel-cash-to-private-equity-firms-that-are-destroying-local-journalism/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:47:31


  • musk breaks his own promises ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/01/elon-musk-continues-along-the-content-moderation-learning-curve-but-doesnt-seem-to-be-learning-a-damn-thing/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:48:15


  • defamation? ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/01/court-again-tells-cops-that-a-councilwoman-referring-to-them-as-murderers-isnt-defamation/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:48:36


  • fossil fuel ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/01/three-uk-universities-ban-fossil-fuel-industry-recruiters-campus | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:49:17


  • climate ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/community-based-cross-national-responses-to-climate-change/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:50:43


  • hotplate ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/12/01/throwback-usb-hotplate-used-30-whole-ports/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:51:23


  • myanmar ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/citizen-journalists-in-cambodia-thailand-and-myanmar-at-risk/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:51:39


  • ATX ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/12/01/simple-atx-bench-power-supply-adds-variable-output/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:52:06


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Proprietary Software Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Proprietary_Software_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Proprietary_Software_Leftovers.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:54:39


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:55:11


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): OpenBSD: OpenIKED 7.2 and 2022 Funding Goal ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/OpenBSD_OpenIKED_7_2_and_2022_Funding_Goal.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/OpenBSD_OpenIKED_7_2_and_2022_Funding_Goal.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:55:33


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free Software Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Free_Software_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Free_Software_Leftovers.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:55:42


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/today_s_leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/today_s_leftovers.1.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 11:55:51


  • comcast “Broadcast TV Fee.” ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/01/comcasts-bullshit-broadcast-tv-fee-surges-to-27-a-month/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:01:41


  • "Deus Ex Go" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/30/deus-ex-go-to-be-completely-disappeared-with-studio-shutdown/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:02:04


  • lame ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/12/01/message-chuck-and-nancy-use-lame-duck-people | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:02:24


  • nlrb ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/01/starbucks-violated-law-and-must-bargain-union-seattle-nlrb | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:02:37


  • "The name Franklin D. Roosevelt and the town of Warm Springs, Georgia, are forever linked in history." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/12/01/fdr-georgia-and-social-security-relationship-worth-protecting | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:03:00


  • DRM to DRM ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/01/ubisoft-runs-away-from-epic-store-and-back-to-steam/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:03:19


  • Racists ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/12/01/racists-return-kindergarten | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:03:36


  • colorado ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/01/experts-warn-doomsday-scenario-colorado-river-basin-possible-2023 | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:03:50


  • "A few weeks ago the FBI and DOJ seized a bunch of domain names associated with Z-Library" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/01/published-author-decries-feds-seizing-online-site-full-of-unauthorized-digital-books/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:03:59


  • "PAID sick leave" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/01/putting-profits-over-people-senate-rejects-paid-sick-leave-rail-workers | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:04:23


  • "protect Haitians who are in the United States" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/01/citing-unprecedented-crisis-house-dems-push-biden-protect-haitians-deportation | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:05:07


  • "sentenced to 11 years in prison for her role" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/12/01/in-critical-but-stable-condition | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:05:26


  • Ilya Novikov ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/12/01/russian-authorities-add-former-memorial-lawyer-ilya-novikov-to-federal-wanted-list | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:05:36


  • "On December 1, tariffs on housing and utility services in Russia increased." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/12/01/russian-government-raises-housing-and-utility-tariffs-for-third-time-in-2022 | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:05:58


  • Navalny ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/12/01/alexey-navalny-back-in-penal-cell-this-time-for-violating-dress-code | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:06:24


  • "democrats" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/there-is-nothing-left-in-the-democrats/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:06:42


  • A ceasefire ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/eight-reasons-why-now-is-a-good-time-for-a-ukraine-ceasefire-and-peace-talks/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:07:04


  • military ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/i-am-vanessa-guillen-new-film-recounts-latina-led-fight-over-military-sexual-abuse/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:07:13


  • Russian "justice" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/12/01/russian-justice-ministry-publishes-unified-foreign-agent-roster | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:08:29


  • "Their vision, informed by their skills, was incredible." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/grandfathers-of-a-just-transition/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:09:00


  • forests ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/there-wont-be-much-left-of-our-public-forests-after-the-forest-service-gets-done-restoring-them/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:09:15


  • Yulia Tsvetkova ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/12/01/three-years-of-my-life-down-the-drain | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:10:07


  • flights ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/12/01/aeroflot-no-longer-offering-streaming-services-suggests-passengers-view-flights-as-digital-detox | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:12:32


  • Elder Trees ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/the-eerie-silence-of-elder-trees/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:13:34


  • US Tax Dollars at Work ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/us-tax-dollars-at-work-neocolonial-dictatorship-paramilitary-and-police-terror-in-haiti-today/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:13:59


  • portland ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/new-portland-police-oversight-board-could-be-strongest-in-the-nation-and-create-a-national-model/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:14:19


  • summa fraud ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/12/01/summa-group-chairman-ziyavudin-magomedov-convicted-of-fraud-sentenced-to-19-years | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 12:14:33


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:02:53


  • "Already December. Things changed a lot. Six months ago I was at home most of the time. I hope I can keep on going out for a while." http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/diary/daily/2022-Dec-2.html.en#2022-Dec-2-19:13:56    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:12:54


  • "Sorry to disappoint you if you were hoping for a definitive solution. No one has the perfect answers to questions about usage metrics. At least, no precise answers." https://opensource.com/article/22/12/open-source-usage-metrics    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:14:34


  • "Brave Search is an independent search engine that claims not to track its users and provides a safe and secure search experience." https://news.itsfoss.com/brave-search-ads/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:20:53


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/today_s_howtos.3.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/today_s_howtos.3.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:21:25


  • just when you thought it was safe: the pillow protector gemini://gemini.mingmengtou.org/2022-12-02-just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-the-pillow-protector.gmi    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:25:09


  • Cider making gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/~johngodlee/posts/2022-12-02-cider_2022.gmi    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:25:37


  • Bandypuls vs Public Service gemini://idiomdrottning.org/tidningsutgivarna-vs-public-service    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:26:03


  • "I created a program called `termfont` to display strings with large characters like below in terminals, it is similar to `figlet`." gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2022-12-02-large-fonts-for-terminals.gmi    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:26:38


  • 🔤SpellBinding: DILNOUT Wordo: ARUMS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2022-12-02.gmi    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:27:23


  • PCR tests in England about to fall below 100k per day. And they want us to think COVID-19 is "going away" when it's not eradicated at all, just "normalised" (i.e. an admission of defeat) https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/testing?areaType=nation&areaName=England    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:53:47


  • No testing -> no COVID-19. Problem "solved" (just ignore lots of dead people). Soon just 10k PCR tests/day. https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/11/30/adult-deaths/ reduce number of tests to 0 per day! Then, COVID "eradicated", extinct!    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:56:30


  • diffoscope 228 released https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-228-released/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:57:46


  • PineBuds Pro ANC - TWS Bluetooth earbuds with open-source firmware launched for $70 - CNX Software ⚓ https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/12/02/pinebuds-pro-anc-tws-bluetooth-earbuds-with-open-source-firmware/ ䷉ Source: CNX Software | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.cnx-software.com/2022/12/02/pinebuds-pro-anc-tws-bluetooth-earbuds-with-open-source-firmware/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:58:35


  • ICBM: "In terms of company culture, the curse of COVID-19 brought some positive change" (and ICBM made loads of money from human-rights-violating "vaccine passports") https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/12/remote-work-improve-company-culture    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 14:59:44


  • Coming soon: Fedora Sway Spin https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Fedora_Sway_Spin    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:00:25


  • Microsoft 365 banned in German schools over privacy concerns | TechTarget ⚓ https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252527842/Microsoft-365-banned-in-German-schools-over-privacy-concerns ䷉ Source: Computer Weekly | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.computerweekly.com/news/252527842/Microsoft-365-banned-in-German-schools-over-privacy-concerns    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:01:06


  • Consumer advice for buying smart IoT devices this Christmas | Pen Test Partners ⚓ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/consumer-advice-for-buying-smart-iot-devices-this-christmas/ ䷉ Source: Pen Test Partners "It’s frustrating when I see whole classes of smart device dismissed as a result of a vulnerability in one brand."    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:03:36


  • ZFS is not free and 'Open'ZFS is controlled by Microsoft proprietary software. OpenZFS and ZFS are thus not as interesting as... even btrfs (sadly a lot of Facebook and Oracle).    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:05:43


  • hasvk: drop a bunch of unused code (!19852) · Merge requests · Mesa / mesa · GitLab ⚓ https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/19852    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:07:59


  • "At the start of November, we began a new Month of LibreOffice, celebrating community contributions all across the project. We do these every six months – so how many people got sticker packs this time?" https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2022/12/02/winners-in-the-month-of-libreoffice-november-2022/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:09:05


  • Sparky news 2022/11 – SparkyLinux ⚓ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2022-11/ ䷉ Source: Sparky GNU/Linux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2022-11/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:10:03


  • "Wendell from Level One Techs joins us to catch up on low-power hardware, his home automation setup, and thoughts on so much more." https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/self-hosted/85/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:10:54


  • How we designed a long-lasting web-hosting service on Linux: 3 lessons learned | Enable Sysadmin ⚓ https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/linux-web-hosting ䷉ Source: Red Hat Official | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.redhat.com/sysadmin/linux-web-hosting    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:20:58


  • Deleting Twitter after taking one's data https://yewtu.be/watch?v=vwxxNCQpcTA    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:21:59


  • "It's time for another one of my tier list rankings. This time, I'm going to give my tier list ranking for desktop environments available on Linux. Two things to note are (1) I'm not a desktop environment user myself, and (2) these kinds of tier list videos are all subjective opinion." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=qYNee3m2hMQ    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:22:48


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Pop OS 22.04 LTS - New Features and Release Updates ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Pop_OS_22_04_LTS_New_Features_and_Release_Updates.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Pop_OS_22_04_LTS_New_Features_and_Release_Updates.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:23:45


  • "It's simple to set the CPU governor to powersaving but there's also a way to work the fans and leds from Linux now too" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=tq6cim71bW8    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:25:25


  • Intruders gain access to user data in LastPass incident - El Reg ⚓ https://www.theregister.com/2022/12/01/lastpass/ ䷉ Source: The Register UK | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.theregister.com/2022/12/01/lastpass/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:26:57


  • Insane: let's give all our passwords, over the network, over a BLOATED proprietary browser. TOTALLY SAFE!    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:27:42


  • The ULTIMATE Steam Deck streaming experience. - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=sAObBTJlNO8 | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://auragem.space/youtube/video/sAObBTJlNO8    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:31:05


  • Samsung, LG, Mediatek certificates compromised to sign Android malware [LWN] ⚓ https://lwn.net/Articles/916624/ ䷉ Source: LWN | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/916624/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:31:50


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security: diffoscope, "smart" things, patches, and LastPass security breach ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Security_diffoscope_smart_things_patches_and_LastPass_security_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Security_diffoscope_smart_things_patches_and_LastPass_security_.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:32:10


  • Performance Analysis Using PCP https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/performance-analysis-using-pcp    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:33:42


  • Championing proprietary software https://www.qt.io/blog/looking-for-our-2022-qt-champions    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 15:35:38


  • The Company Where I've Worked for Nearly 12 Years Went Rogue and Earlier This Year I Decided to Leave https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/12/02/sirius-open-source-went-rogue/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 16:04:51


  • Sirius Open Source (SIRIUS OPEN SOURCE LTD, company number 11014042) is introduced and explained in a series that chronicles its transition from hero to zero. The company is not likely to last long, so the reason for its fall need to be properly documented and lessons hopefully learned by other companies. http://techrights.org/wiki/Sirius_Open_Source    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 16:15:30


  • Google frees nifty ML image-compression model - El Reg ⚓ https://www.theregister.com/2022/12/02/ml_attention_center_model_freed/ ䷉ Source: The Register UK | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.theregister.com/2022/12/02/ml_attention_center_model_freed/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 16:21:26


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The 7 Best Independent Linux Distros You Can’t Miss Out On ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/The_7_Best_Independent_Linux_Distros_You_Can_t_Miss_Out_On.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/The_7_Best_Independent_Linux_Distros_You_Can_t_Miss_Out_On.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 16:34:50


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Videos: Steam Deck, Debian GNU/Linux on Asus ROG Strix G15, Top Desktop Environments, and More ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Videos_Steam_Deck_Debian_GNU_Linux_on_Asus_ROG_Strix_G15_Top_De.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Videos_Steam_Deck_Debian_GNU_Linux_on_Asus_ROG_Strix_G15_Top_De.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:01:18


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): PineBuds Pro ANC - TWS Bluetooth earbuds with open-source firmware launched for $70 ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/PineBuds_Pro_ANC_TWS_Bluetooth_earbuds_with_open_source_firmwar.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/PineBuds_Pro_ANC_TWS_Bluetooth_earbuds_with_open_source_firmwar.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:02:06


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Red Hat: Web Hosting, Fedora Sway Spin, and Remote Work ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Red_Hat_Web_Hosting_Fedora_Sway_Spin_and_Remote_Work.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Red_Hat_Web_Hosting_Fedora_Sway_Spin_and_Remote_Work.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:02:16


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/today_s_leftovers.2.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/today_s_leftovers.2.gmi ∎    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:02:23


  • 8 hours ago: "This next one [wave of Microsoft layoffs] is going to be big. List already prepared for January, start of FY Q3." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jURS4bC#replies http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_-_Layoffs#2022    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:08:41


  • Resigning Was the Belated and Necessary Moral Choice https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/12/02/resigning-was-the-belated-and-necessary-moral-choice/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:38:24


  • You don't need to keep the fire on to cook pasta gemini://dece.space/notes/20221202-pasta.gmi    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:47:34


  • "You need to enable JavaScript to run this app." So... Web pages are not dubbed "APP"?? https://osquery.io/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:49:10


  • "You remember that your friend Jack told you about WebAssembly (Wasm), which supposedly runs faster than JavaScript (JS), so you decide to check it out." https://ecostack.dev/posts/wasm-tinygo-vs-rust-vs-assemblyscript/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:49:53


  • "Rust is awesome, for certain things. But think twice before picking it up for a startup that needs to move fast." https://mdwdotla.medium.com/using-rust-at-a-startup-a-cautionary-tale-42ab823d9454    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:50:47


  • "the short of it is: they’re cool for appending notes from automated systems (like ticket or build systems) but not really for having interactive conversations with other developers (at least not yet)" https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2022/11/19/git-notes-gits-coolest-most-unloved-feature/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:55:34


  • I/O is no longer the bottleneck ⚓ https://benhoyt.com/writings/io-is-no-longer-the-bottleneck/ ䷉ Source: Ben Hoyt | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//benhoyt.com/writings/io-is-no-longer-the-bottleneck/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:56:13


  • Why writing by hand is still the best way to retain information https://stackoverflow.blog/2022/11/23/why-writing-by-hand-is-still-the-best-way-to-retain-information/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:57:02


  • Coping strategies for the serial project hoarder ⚓ https://simonwillison.net/2022/Nov/26/productivity/ ䷉ Source: Simon Willison | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//simonwillison.net/2022/Nov/26/productivity/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:57:43


  • Recognizing patterns in memory // TimDbg ⚓ https://www.timdbg.com/posts/recognizing-patterns/ ䷉ Source: Tim Misiak | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.timdbg.com/posts/recognizing-patterns/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:58:14


  • Cache invalidation really is one of the hardest problems in computer science - Surfing Complexity ⚓ https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2022/11/25/cache-invalidation-really-is-one-of-the-hardest-things-in-computer-science/ ䷉ Source: Lorin Hochstein | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//surfingcomplexity.blog/2022/11/25/cache-invalidation-really-is-one-of-the-hardest-things-in-computer-science/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:58:31


  • Falsehoods programmers believe about undefined behavior ⚓ https://predr.ag/blog/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-undefined-behavior/ ䷉ Source: Predrag's blog | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//predr.ag/blog/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-undefined-behavior/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 17:59:09


  • It's now easier to review and contribute to the Kubuntu Focus Suite using the kfocus-source unified GitHub repository.   

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:02:12


  • Microsoft media operative Tim Anderson is back to promoting Microsoft stuff at The Register https://www.theregister.com/2022/12/01/net_open_source_heavily_underfunded/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:03:51


  • Three Innocuous Linux Vulnerabilities Chained to Obtain Full Root Privileges | SecurityWeek.Com ⚓ https://www.securityweek.com/three-innocuous-linux-vulnerabilities-chained-obtain-full-root-privileges ䷉ Source: Security Week | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.securityweek.com/three-innocuous-linux-vulnerabilities-chained-obtain-full-root-privileges    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:05:16


  • The company where I’ve worked since my twenties is going under; now it’s trying to find excuses to deny compensation to staff while failing to pay very basic bills and liabilities; there are many other issues that deserve the light of day https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/12/02/sirius-open-source-went-rogue/ Sirius Open Source http://techrights.org/wiki/Sirius_Open_Source    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:10:16


  • "The decisions we made in designing our Linux web-hosting service (and the tips we gathered along the way) kept it up and running for 16 years." https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/linux-web-hosting    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:11:13


  • A lot of that is still due to Microsoft Windows https://www.noobslab.com/2022/12/employees-dont-care-about-data-breach.html    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:13:03


  • "As per the latest CERT-In security alert, multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux-based operating system designed by Google." https://www.dnaindia.com/technology/report-government-flags-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-google-chromeos-issues-high-risk-security-alert-3007368    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:13:51


  • One very important (and perhaps lifelong) lesson learned in my last job is that clients and agenda can change rapidly as a result of rotation in management and a loss of moral compass https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/12/02/resigning-was-the-belated-and-necessary-moral-choice/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:15:07


  • "SO IT finally happened. I’m liberated. Liberated to speak out and liberated to work around the clock as best suits me." http://techrights.org/2022/12/02/leaving-sirius/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:15:29


  • Limited openness or pure openwashing; the company formerly known as SIRIUS CORPORATION LIMITED (03633198) and now known as SIRIUS OPEN SOURCE LTD (11014042) is not what it says on the tin http://techrights.org/2022/12/02/meme-sirius-open-source/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:15:46


  • "When Microsoft bought GitHub many employees left as they refused to work for Microsoft. Not too long afterwards many left GitHub (both users and employees) because of the ICE controversies (Microsoft insisted that GitHub should supply “services” to ICE)." http://techrights.org/2022/12/02/on-morality/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:16:14


  • "Ethical development jobs may not be easy to find; some ethical jobs can turn immoral after many years and then it’s time to leave (there’s no turnaround when HR gravitates towards immoral business and chronically relies on deceit)" http://techrights.org/2022/12/02/jobs-and-ethics/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:16:33


  • Linux Lite 6.2 Quick overview #shorts - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Cn97C1Vy88E | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://auragem.space/youtube/video/Cn97C1Vy88E    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:19:59


  • Week ending 11 Nov 2022: 11,538 deaths this year (England and Wales), 12,050 last year. Week ending 18 Nov 2022 deaths this year 11,579 compared to 12,102 last year. We've hardly improved matters.    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:25:06


  • Open-source tool puts machine learning dataset analysis at data scientists’ fingertips https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/11/17/kangas-open-source-tool-machine-learning/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:26:54


  • "Kangas was designed for the entire community, to be embraced by students, researchers and the enterprise" https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/11/17/kangas-open-source-tool-machine-learning/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:27:37


  • New Linux releases due to Intel's very critically defective chips https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/16700001158223@kroah.com/ https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/167000010998241@kroah.com/ https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/167000010318239@kroah.com/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:29:19


  • Facebook's openwashing of Surveillance Capitalism https://venturebeat.com/programming-development/pytorch-2-0-release-accelerates-open-source-machine-learning/    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:30:22


  • Spell of Gravity https://www.davidrevoy.com/article944/spell-of-gravity    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:32:31


  • The Lightweight Midori Browser Revived [official AppImage/Deb] | UbuntuHandbook http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/11/25/Excellent_News_Midori_Browser_to_Integrate_its_Own_Open_Source_.shtml    

posted Friday, December 02, 2022 at 18:38:09


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (UPDATED): Excellent News! Midori Browser to Integrate its Own Open Source Engine for a Strong Comeback (UPDATED) ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/11/25/Excellent_News_Midori_Browser_to_Integrate_its_Own_Open_Source_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/11/25/Excellent_News_Midori_Browser_to_Integrate_its_Own_Open_Source_.gmi ∎    

posted Saturday, December 03, 2022 at 01:35:15


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): This New Icon Theme Offers Adwaita-Style Icons for 3rd Party Apps ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/This_New_Icon_Theme_Offers_Adwaita_Style_Icons_for_3rd_Party_Ap.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/This_New_Icon_Theme_Offers_Adwaita_Style_Icons_for_3rd_Party_Ap.gmi ∎    

posted Saturday, December 03, 2022 at 01:35:52


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Sites ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Alternatives_to_Google_Sites.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Alternatives_to_Google_Sites.gmi ∎    

posted Saturday, December 03, 2022 at 01:36:00


  • ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Android_Leftovers.2.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/12/02/Android_Leftovers.2.gmi ∎    

posted Saturday, December 03, 2022 at 01:36:09



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